Onesmoothoperator brings Bendigo back to Melbourne Cup since 1986
The nine-year-old gelding Onesmoothoperator will be the first Melbourne Cup field entrant trained from Bendigo since 1986.
Onesmoothoperator will run in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup for trainer Tim Fitzsimmons. Onesmoothoperator marks a milestone for Bendigo racing.
Fitzsimmons returned from 17 years in Singapore to set up a training base in Bendigo in early 2025. The nine-year-old gelding will carry 54.5 kg from barrier 13.
Jockey Declan Bates will ride the horse. Onesmoothoperator has run the Melbourne Cup twice before.
It finished 12th in 2024 and 16th last year. The last Bendigo trainer to send a horse to the Cup was George Symons.
His horse Fordyce finished 19th in 1986. Fitzsimmons' return to Bendigo and this Cup bid are a proud moment for local racing.
Why it mattersThe horse gives Bendigo racing relevance on the biggest day in Australian horse racing after four decades away.
AustraliaBendigo gets its first Melbourne Cup field representative since 1986, raising the town's profile in a national racing celebration.
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